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'''Leverett A. Saltonstall''' (September 1, 1892 – June 17, 1979) was a [[Republican]] from [[Massachusetts]] who served as a U.S. senator for the state from 1945 to 1967. He was previously the state's governor, and the lower legislature's Speaker prior to that.
'''Leverett A. Saltonstall''' (September 1, 1892 – June 17, 1979) was a [[Republican]] from [[Massachusetts]] who served as a U.S. senator for the state from 1945 to 1967. He was previously the state's governor, and the lower legislature's Speaker prior to that.
==U.S. Senate==
==Political career==
===U.S. Senate===
In 1954, Saltonstall was among twenty-two Senate Republicans who voted for the censure of his [[Wisconsin]] colleague [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> who investigated and exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the [[United States Army]] and the [[Department of State]].
In 1954, Saltonstall was among twenty-two Senate Republicans who voted for the censure of his [[Wisconsin]] colleague [[Joseph McCarthy]],<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/83-1954/s271 S. RES. 301. PASSAGE.]. ''GovTrack.us''. Retrieved June 20, 2021.</ref> who investigated and exposed [[communist]] infiltration of the [[United States Army]] and the [[Department of State]].